Geoid Definition

jēoid
noun
In geodesy, the earth viewed as a hypothetical ellipsoid with the surface represented as a mean sea level.
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Other Word Forms of Geoid

Noun

Singular:
geoid
Plural:
geoids

Origin of Geoid

  • German from Greek geoeidēs earthlike gē earth -oeidēs -oid

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Geoid Sentence Examples

  • The inequalities of the geoid in no case exceed 300 ft.

  • Granting that the geoid or mean surface of the ocean is a uniform spheroid, the distribution of land and water approximately indicates a division of the surface of the globe into two areas, one of elevation and one of depression.

  • Hence the geoid or figure of the sea-surface is not part of an ellipsoid of rotation but is irregular.

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